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Nightmare in Chicago (1964)

Directed by Robert Altman

Crime | Thriller

Overview

The story of a serial killer known as “Georgie Porgie.” The Chicago turnpike is threatened over a three-day period as the police try to catch him by blocking the whole area.

Length 81 minutes

Actors

Charles McGraw | Robert Ridgely | Ted Knight | Philip Abbott | Barbara Turner | Charlene Lee | Douglas A. Alleman | Arlene Kieta | John A. Alonzo | Robert H. Harris

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
08/22/2020TVBroadcastOther6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Nifty made-for-TV serial killer flick filmed in and around Chicago. Really like the cabaret sequence in the theater district but would’ve loved to have a crisp transfer to see all that beautiful sixties neon! Couldn’t make out any of the marquees. Seeing Ted Knight in this makes me think that dude never aged. He looks the same here as he did on the MTM show.

Really curious who has the rights to this film. This is the kind of thing that could easily find a home with a VinSyn; has just enough grime and sleaze to make the cut (for a TV movie that went to theaters).

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